The day-to-day experience of this poor family trying to survive after their son was killed was thoroughly sobering and depressing.
Reading how the political sausage is made when the dad goes to Delaware is pretty damn depressing as well.

The day-to-day experience of this poor family trying to survive after their son was killed was thoroughly sobering and depressing.
Reading how the political sausage is made when the dad goes to Delaware is pretty damn depressing as well.

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Especially as it becomes clearer to the parents, as they see politicians do nothing and even actively try to avoid meeting them, that their son truly died in vain.

The day-to-day experience of this poor family trying to survive after their son was killed was thoroughly sobering and depressing.
Reading how the political sausage is made when the dad goes to Delaware is pretty damn depressing as well.

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Especially as it becomes clearer to the parents, as they see politicians do nothing and even actively try to avoid meeting them, that their son truly died in vain.

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"Died in vain"? Really? The purpose of his death was to institute gun control?

This is an incredibly sad story. On top of 20 innocent children and six innocent adults being killed, the lives of those left behind are forever changed. The family in that story seems to be on such an unhealthy path that things are going to get worse and worse for them. Six months later, and neither the mom or dad have returned to work. Whatever grief counseling they're getting is not working.

The day-to-day experience of this poor family trying to survive after their son was killed was thoroughly sobering and depressing.
Reading how the political sausage is made when the dad goes to Delaware is pretty damn depressing as well.

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Especially as it becomes clearer to the parents, as they see politicians do nothing and even actively try to avoid meeting them, that their son truly died in vain.

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"Died in vain"? Really? The purpose of his death was to institute gun control?

This is an incredibly sad story. On top of 20 innocent children and six innocent adults being killed, the lives of those left behind are forever changed. The family in that story seems to be on such an unhealthy path that things are going to get worse and worse for them. Six months later, and neither the mom or dad have returned to work. Whatever grief counseling they're getting is not working.

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I'm not saying the purpose of his death was to institute gun control, and I didn't mean it as something solely political. I was referring to how, clearly, the parents were hoping that some shred of good could come out of it, somehow. And it's clear that nothing will, and perhaps it's too much for anyone to ask that there is some silver lining to something so horrible.

Even if somehow the family found some silver lining, I still don't know that there would be enough grief counseling in the world to get you over this. One thing the story powerfully tells is how there is no way to hide from what happened. Other kids in the school get to celebrate birthdays in public.

Fantastic story. Really brings home the completeness of the tragedy. What I mean is, it goes beyond 26 killed to their families and friends and the lives those people will live now. Outstanding writing and reporting.